What we’re about
7 Stories is an evening of storytelling that takes place the 4th Friday of every month at Highline Heritage Museum. It’s a night of community building: a time and place where people mingle and listen to real stories. In an era of detachment, sharing stories in person unifies and connects us. People participate by telling and/or listening. It’s all good.
How it works: 7 Stories features seven-minute, personal stories from seven people. Stories are told, not read. Just as you tell the story to a friend…you share your story at 7 Stories. It is an event for sharing true, personal stories on stage without notes. Each month there is a different theme and the stories should in some way reflect that theme. Broad, creative interpretation of the month’s theme is fine. Past themes have included: Road Trip; Karma; On the Job; In the Dark; Lost and Found; White Lies; If Only I'd Listened…etc.
7 Stories is held at Highline Heritage Museum in Burien, WA from 7 - 8:30 pm on the fourth Friday of every month. There is no admission charge but donations to the museum are accepted.
REGISTER TO TELL YOUR STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.
If you’re registered to tell your story, remember to practice your story out loud on as many people as possible and time yourself when you’re doing it. All stories have to be under 7 minutes. Stories can be as short as you want but not over 7 minutes. Stories have to be clean in both language and content. Send us an email if you have any questions. Stories are told, never read.
Read the 7 Stories Rules & Guidelines on our website.
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See all- 7 Stories: More Animal Tales/Hidden TruthsHighline Heritage Museum, Burien, WA
"In the summer of 1973 I moved to Austin to take classes at the University of Texas. I wasn’t a good student, but I had visited a friend in San Antonio that spring, and we made a trip to Austin. It was like Cambridge, MA in terms of being a cool place but with beautiful weather and red tiled roofs. I was sold. If I had to go to college, let it be here.
I found a place to live before the semester started and loved exploring my new town, but I was looking forward to starting classes so I could meet people. I was used to having friends, and I was lonely.
One afternoon I was on campus sitting on the grass under a tree when two young people came up and started talking to me. They asked if I was new to the university, and I said yes and new to Austin. We chatted for a while, and then they asked if I wanted to go to their house for dinner. Wow, I was thrilled! These were the days of peace, love and brown rice, and I was so happy they’d come up to me and were so friendly.
They lived in a whole house, not just a room like me, and they had a long table set for about 10 people. They greeted people warmly, and we all sat down for a delicious meal and conversation. Here I was already part of this group of great people, and the semester hadn’t even started yet -- it felt good!
After dinner they said they wanted to speak about something important to us all, and it didn’t take long for me to feel uncomfortable even as I saw other guests beaming and nodding their heads. It started as a vague feeling and then escalated to a voice screaming in my head that this was a cult that preyed on new kids like me who were lonely and wanted a community.
I was not typically good at standing up for myself, but I felt I had to trust my intuition and make an exit before I got in any deeper. I got up and thanked them for their wonderful hospitality and said I needed to get going. I walked out the door and ran all the way back to my little room."
Sign up to tell your story
email usRules & Guidelines for storytelling:
- Stories must be true.
Stories must take 7 minutes or less to tell.
Stories must be TOLD, not READ.
If you want help with your story, send us an email.
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- Stories must be true.
